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Jul 13, 2023 · You can find our full coverage of the 2023 primary here. Below are the answers from candidate Alex Cooley, A pot entrepreneur and substitute teacher who has emerged as a community leader in the Judkins Park neighborhood to make a run for the council. ALEX COOLEY: ‘Like, the beauty of democracy’ — Judkins Park and cannabis community leader ...
Jun 6, 2023 · Published on June 6, 2023. A mixture of civil libertarianism and economic progressivism, cannabis entrepreneur Alex Cooley is running for Seattle City Council in District 3. By Connor Nash. At first glance, Alex Cooley looks like your typical Seattlite, alternative, gauges, hand tattoos, gig worker, and he has a weed business.
Jul 6, 2023 · (The Center Square) – Alex Cooley, a substitute teacher and co-founder of the Seattle-based cannabis producer, Solstice, is running for Seattle City Council with the goal of legalizing drugs as a way to battle the drug epidemic in the city. Cooley said on his campaign website that he will work to create and implement the nation's first ...
- Taxing Meth
- One Million Square Feet of Housing
- Policing The Police
- He Sounds Progressive, But His Voting History Sounds ... Different
In an interview with The Stranger,Cooley said he’s grown weed for 20 years, turning a hobby into a career after graduating from college into a recession. The Seattle Timescalled Cooley a “pioneer in legitimizing the pot industry” because of his work on cannabis policies at the state and city levels. Now, he wants to propose policies to legalize the...
Cooley committed to building one million additional square feet of homes, including affordable housing, tiny shelters, and sanctioned encampments. The City has sanctioned a few tent cities, and Council Member Andrew Lewis called for 10 more. But Cooley offered a specific vision. He wants the sanctioned encampments to look like a state park: Tents, ...
As far as public safety goes, Cooley said basically the same thing everyone says: Police should be the last resort, we need a “third leg” in our public safety response, and you don’t need a gun to respond to a mental health crisis. As for the existing police force, he wants to pay for better training for the Seattle Police Department. And he wants ...
So far, seven people have announced a campaign to take over Council Member Kshama Sawant’s long-held seat, which represents the voices of the Central District, Capitol Hill, and Madison Park. There’s so many people in this race that Cooley is the second weed-grower. (Like Joy Hollingsworth, he sells to Uncle Ike’s; but unlike her, he doesn't do so ...
Aug 1, 2023 · Personal LinkedIn. Alex Cooley ran for election to the Seattle City Council to represent District 3 in Washington. He lost in the primary on August 1, 2023.
Alex Cooley is running for Seattle City Council Member, District 3 in the August 1, 2023 election. Branch has nonpartisan information on where they stand on key issues. Back Button
